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Filed May 31. 1921 A WEIDLICH APPARATUS FOR GRINDING TWIST DRILLS Aug.7, 1923.

Patented Aug, '7, llh fh t ases ARTHUR WEIDLICI-I, OF VIENNA, AUSTRIA.

APPARATUS FOR GRINDING TWIST DRILLS.

Application filed May 31, 1921 T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, reruns Wnmmon, mechanical engineer, residing atVienna in the Province of Lower-Austria, Republic of Austria haveinvented certain new and use ful improvements in Apparatus for GrindingTwist Drills (for which I have made application in zlLLlStIltt Dec. 11,1915, and Oct. 18, 1918; Germany, June 19, 1916; Great Britain, May 24.1917; and Hungary, Sept. 1, 1916) and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

It is known that the so-called lips of twist drills must be ground to anexactly defined conical figure in order to obtain the desiredbacking-oil grinding. For this purpose it is required to adjust the axisof the drill to a determined angle to the grinding surface andfurthermore to slow the drill roundan axis, which does not intersect,but crosses its own axis, in a different plane,the distance apart of theplanes in which the two axes are situated having been made adjustable inaccordance with the desired backing-oft grinding.

i The object of this invention is to provide a swinging guide for thechuck of apparatus for grndingr twist drills, which guide allows ofexact adjustment, and suitable guidance, of the drill during thegrinding operation.

According; to this invention the chuck is eccentrically and adjustablymounted in the .swingin uide, so asto allow otvariatiomto o a therequisite extent, of the distance between the planes of the two crossingaxes (the axis of the swinging" guide and the axis of the chuck) bydisplacement of the eccentric.

The accompanying drawing illustrates a way in which this invention canbe carried into effect, Fig. 1 being a side elevation and Figure 2 afront elevation; partly in section. Fig. 3 shows another mode ofexecution.

The swinginmguide is formed as a ring a, having an inclined stem 5, thecylindrical pivot c, of which is supported in a bearing (Z. in such amanner, that the ring a can be slowed round the axis of the pivot c. Abush provided with a, flange 6 is inserted in the ring a and in theeccentric bore of the bush 1, is arranged the sleeve g 01. thechuclebody it, the screw-threaded rear turning the eccentric bush 7.

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end of which carries a nut i, and lock-nut 7:1. for preventing axialdisplacements.

Th chuck jaws Z, are supported and guided in the body of the chuck h.The axis -g of the chuck is not intersected by the axis of oscillationbut these two axes cross one another in different planes (see Figure 2)and the distance apart of such planes should be adjustable as alreadymentioned. In order to effect this adjustment it is only necessary toturn the eccentrical bush 7' which carries the chuck 7b,].

To the flange e, of the bush 7, is secured a handle in, by means ofwhich the said bush can be turned within the ring a, the periphery ofthe flange 6, being provided with a scale a, by means of which theextent of rotary movement can easily be adjusted. If the chuck it, beprevented from partaking of this rotary movement of the bush f, it isobvious that its axis y y will be displaced in one direction or theother and parallel to itself in accordance with'the direction ofrotation, so that the distance apart of the planes in the axis y- -y andthe axis w00, are respectively situated is thereby increased, ordiminished.

For the connection of the ring a, with the body 0-ithe chuck h. a bolt0, is provided which may be axially displaced in the ring a. The forwardend of this bolt 0, enters a recess 70, in the body of the chuck andthus effects the locking. The recess 79, is of such a character that itdoes not prevent the ad justment of the chuck being effected by When thelocking is released by the withdrawal of the bolt 0, the chuck may beturned through an angle of 180. and be again locked in this new positionby the insertion of the bolt 0, into another recess .79 It is necessaryto allow of turning" the chuck through an angle of 180 in order to be ina position to operate successively on the two lips Z, ZZ (Figure 2) whenthe drill is rigidly held in the chuck.

A set-screw 0. is used for fastening the eccentric bush f, in therequired position.

It will be evident that the details of construction of the device may bevaried Without departing from the nature of this invention.

It is possible to secure the same effect if not the chuck holding thedrill is ad- ,jnstahly arranged, in the swinging guide if the turningaxis of the swinging guide is adjustably situated as it is representedby way of example in Fig. 3.

The swinging guide 1 in which the chuck 2 is inadjustably arranged isconnected by means of the intermediate piece 3 with a pivot 4 which iscarried by an eccentrical sleeve 5. This sleeve 5 itself lies in ahearing of the frame of the machine not reprcsented and may be turnedwithin the bearing by means of a ring 6 connected with it and providedwith a handle 7. By turning the ring 6 together with the sleeve 5 in thebearing the axis -03 of the pivot 4L is displaced parallel to itselfwith regard to the axis g y of the chuck Qso that the crossing distanceof these two axes may be varied.

WVhat I claim is:

1. In an apparatus for grinding twist drills, the combination of aswinging guide, a pivot fixed thereto and a supporting bearingassociated therewith, a chuck for holding the drill and 'rotatablysupported by the swinging guide, the axis of the pivot of theswingingguide being eccentric and oblique in relation to the axis of said chuck,the axis of said pivot and the axis of the chuck not being contained ina common plane, means for displacing one of the two axes parallel toitself for varying the dis tance between the two axes, and means forfixing the chuck in its position in relation to the swinging guide.

2. In an apparatus for grinding twist drills, the combination of aswinging guide, a pivot fixed thereto and a supporting bearingassociated therewith, a chuck for holding the drill, a cylindricalprojection fixed to said chuck, a sleeve with an eccentric bearing forthe cylindrical projection of said chuck, said sleeve being carriedwithin said swinging guide and adjustable therein by rotating in orderto displace the axis of the drill parallel to itself, the axis of thepivot of the said swinging guide being eccentric and oblique in relationto the axis of said chuck, the axis of said pivot and the axis of thechuck not being contained in a common plane.

3. In apparatus for grinding twist drills, the combination of a swingingguide provided with an eccentric and oblique pivot lying in a bearing, achuck holding the drill and provided with a cylindrical projection. thisprojection being carried by the swinging guide and being rotatablethrough an angle of 180, the axis of the swinging guide crossing theaxis of its turn-ing pivot, an eccentrical sleeve rotatably arranged inthe bearing of the pivot of the swinging guide and acting as bearing forthe said pivot and means for fixing the sleeve in its position inproportion to the swinging guide.

4. Apparatus of the class described, comprising a grinding element,means for supporting the drill in grinding position, means whereby saiddrill may be rotatedbodily about an axis, said axis and the axis of saiddrill not lying in a common plane, and means for regulating theperpendicular distance between said axes.

5. Apparatus of the class described, comprising a grinding element,means for supporting the drill in grinding position, means whereby saiddrill may be rotated bodily about an axis, said axis and the axis ofsaid drill not lying in a common plane, and an eccentric associated withsaid drill whereby the axis of the drill may be shifted parallel toitself and the distance between said axes varied.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ARTHUR WEIDLICH.

